Best Elementary Schools in Texas

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)	Ranking (2025 vs 2024)	ID
1361	Lamar Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1440 E Cliff Dr	El Paso	79902	El Paso County	El Paso Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 351-3200	265	25	10.5	94.7%	5 (1.9%)	1 (0.4%)	257 (97.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,657	64.5	34.5	3183	1822	481830001697
1362	Breeden Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3955 Dana Ave	Brownsville	78521	Cameron County	Brownsville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 554-4730	511	36	14.1	83.6%	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	505 (98.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,435	64.5	65	1348	14	481168012238
1363	Yturria Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2955 W Tandy Rd	Brownsville	78520	Cameron County	Brownsville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 350-3200	526	34	15.4	80.2%	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	518 (98.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$10,852	64.4	67.8	1218	145	481168000427
1364	John H Shary Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2300 N Glasscock Rd	Mission	78574	Hidalgo County	Sharyland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 580-5282	652	40	16.2	64.6%	61 (9.4%)	4 (0.6%)	575 (88.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.5%)	$8,148	64.4	57	1755	391	483993004528
1365	Charlotte Anderson Preparatory Academy	Public	PK, KG-4	2122 W Nathan Lowe Rd	Arlington	76017	Tarrant County	Mansfield Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 299-7760	373	32	11.6	63.0%	81 (21.7%)	97 (26.0%)	145 (38.9%)	26 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.4%)	$11,195	64.3	49.3	2212	847	482892006297
1366	Bishop Elementary	Public	3-5	200 S Fir	Bishop	78343	Nueces County	Bishop Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 584-3571	232	14	16	62.5%	26 (11.2%)	2 (0.9%)	199 (85.8%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	$10,378	64.3	73.3	1010	356	481026000509
1367	Young Women's Leadership Academy Pri	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	401 Berkshire Ave	San Antonio	78210	Bexar County	San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 554-2710	580	36	16.2	51.2%	30 (5.2%)	48 (8.3%)	493 (85.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.2%)	$9,011	64.3	55.5	1846	479	483873013930
1368	Basis San Antonio Pri - Jack Lewis Junior Campus	Public, Charter	K-5	3303 N Ellison Dr	San Antonio	78251	Bexar County	Basis Texas	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(210) 981-1071	605	36	16.5		98 (16.2%)	86 (14.2%)	251 (41.5%)	127 (21.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (6.9%)	$7,354	64.2	76.5	887	481	480143814168
1369	Summerwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	14000 Summerwood Lakes Dr	Houston	77044	Harris County	Humble Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 641-3000	644	40	16.1	43.2%	148 (23.0%)	189 (29.3%)	260 (40.4%)	19 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (4.2%)	$10,337	64.2	57.4	1722	353	482391010755
1370	Benfer Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	18027b Kuykendahl Rd	Klein	77379	Harris County	Klein Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(832) 484-6000	683	47	14.5	66.6%	124 (18.2%)	164 (24.0%)	315 (46.1%)	31 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	47 (6.9%)	$8,407	64.2	64	1417	47	482574002896

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Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on STAAR Reading, STAAR Mathematics, STAAR Science test scores released by the Texas Education Agency.
These rankings were last updated on June 25, 2025, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Texas Education Agency, usually on a yearly basis.
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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)							Ranking (2025 vs 2024)					ID
Rank (of 4651)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Rank (2024)	Rank Change from 2024	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	ID
1361	Lamar Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1440 E Cliff Dr	El Paso	79902	El Paso County	El Paso Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 351-3200	265	25	10.5	94.7%	5 (1.9%)	1 (0.4%)	257 (97.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,657							64.5	34.5	3183	1822		481830001697
1362	Breeden Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3955 Dana Ave	Brownsville	78521	Cameron County	Brownsville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 554-4730	511	36	14.1	83.6%	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	505 (98.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,435							64.5	65	1348	14		481168012238
1363	Yturria Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2955 W Tandy Rd	Brownsville	78520	Cameron County	Brownsville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 350-3200	526	34	15.4	80.2%	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	518 (98.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$10,852							64.4	67.8	1218	145		481168000427
1364	John H Shary Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2300 N Glasscock Rd	Mission	78574	Hidalgo County	Sharyland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 580-5282	652	40	16.2	64.6%	61 (9.4%)	4 (0.6%)	575 (88.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.5%)	$8,148							64.4	57	1755	391		483993004528
1365	Charlotte Anderson Preparatory Academy	Public	PK, KG-4	2122 W Nathan Lowe Rd	Arlington	76017	Tarrant County	Mansfield Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 299-7760	373	32	11.6	63.0%	81 (21.7%)	97 (26.0%)	145 (38.9%)	26 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.4%)	$11,195							64.3	49.3	2212	847		482892006297
1366	Bishop Elementary	Public	3-5	200 S Fir	Bishop	78343	Nueces County	Bishop Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 584-3571	232	14	16	62.5%	26 (11.2%)	2 (0.9%)	199 (85.8%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	$10,378							64.3	73.3	1010	356		481026000509
1367	Young Women's Leadership Academy Pri	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	401 Berkshire Ave	San Antonio	78210	Bexar County	San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 554-2710	580	36	16.2	51.2%	30 (5.2%)	48 (8.3%)	493 (85.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.2%)	$9,011							64.3	55.5	1846	479		483873013930
1368	Basis San Antonio Pri - Jack Lewis Junior Campus	Public, Charter	K-5	3303 N Ellison Dr	San Antonio	78251	Bexar County	Basis Texas	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(210) 981-1071	605	36	16.5		98 (16.2%)	86 (14.2%)	251 (41.5%)	127 (21.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (6.9%)	$7,354							64.2	76.5	887	481		480143814168
1369	Summerwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	14000 Summerwood Lakes Dr	Houston	77044	Harris County	Humble Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 641-3000	644	40	16.1	43.2%	148 (23.0%)	189 (29.3%)	260 (40.4%)	19 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (4.2%)	$10,337							64.2	57.4	1722	353		482391010755
1370	Benfer Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	18027b Kuykendahl Rd	Klein	77379	Harris County	Klein Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(832) 484-6000	683	47	14.5	66.6%	124 (18.2%)	164 (24.0%)	315 (46.1%)	31 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	47 (6.9%)	$8,407							64.2	64	1417	47		482574002896